Sheriff Matt Myers
Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers has been reappointed to two committees within the National Security Administration.
Myers, who will complete his eighth and final year as sheriff in 2022, has been asked by the National Sheriff’s Association to again serve on both the NSA’s Drug Enforcement and Homeland Security committees.
He will be on both committees until he steps down as sheriff at the end of next year. Myers is prevented from seeking a third consecutive term due to mandated term limits.
“Sheriff Myers has demonstrated his leadership while serving on these two vitally important committees,” said Vernon Stanforth, president of the National Sheriff’s Association.
The Homeland Security Committee looks at domestic security issues from a cyber, intelligence, and border security standpoint. This group occasionally works in conjunction with the Border Security Committee.
Myers has been lauded for the 2015 creation of Bartholomew County’s Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team. It is comprised of officers from the Columbus Police Department, deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, and a deputy prosecutor with the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office.
In addition, the JNET team now includes a local sheriff’s deputy who works full-time with federal drug enforcement agencies assigned to the Indianapolis office. This deputy allows investigations to extend across county and state lines in hopes of prosecuting the highest-level drug dealers, Myers said.
“America’s sheriffs play a critical role in keeping drugs out of cities and towns, as well as keeping our communities,” Myers said.
Myers has also spoken at the White House about the effects of drug abuse on Midwest states, according to an announcement about the reappointment to the committees.
